Black Book RPG vs Ten Dates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Book RPG
Embark on a dark fantasy adventure as a young sorceress in this card-based RPG. Explore Slavic folklore, battle demons with powerful spells, and uncover the secrets of the Black Book. The free version offers a prologue and an endless mode, with the full game available for purchase.
- Card-based RPG combat
- Slavic folklore setting
- Demon summoning and exorcisms
- Spell card collection
- Riddle solving and side-quests
- In-game encyclopedia
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Play free version of Black Book, featuring the first game chapter (approx. 1 hour of gameplay) and an endless roguelike mode. Purchase the full game to unlock the entire adventure. A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of Slavic folktales - and uncover the secrets that hide in the darkness. A young girl named Vasilisa, destined to become a witch, decides to throw her fate away and marry her beloved - but that dream is shattered when her betrothed dies under mysterious circumstances. Aching for her lost love, Vasilisa seeks out the Black Book - a demonic artifact, said to be powerful enough to grant any wish to the one who uncovers all 7 of its seals. Join Vasilisa in her adventures across the rural countryside, as she solves the woes of common folk by confronting demons and performing exorcisms. UNCOVER THE SEALS OF BLACK BOOK Unleash hellish spells on your enemies! Collect spell cards and new skills as you progress. A HISTORIC ADVENTURE Solve riddles and complete side-quests as you learn more about life in the Slavic countryside. LEAD A DEMONIC FLOCK Send demons to do your bidding, but be careful - idle demons will torture you if you don’t find them something to do! MYTHS AND LEGENDS Explore a world based on Northern Slavic mythology. Learn from an in-game encyclopedia, created with the help of expert anthropologists - and find all folk tales hidden within the game!
Ten Dates
Experience a live-action romantic comedy where your choices shape relationships. Navigate conversations, ice-breaker games, and unexpected truths with multiple potential matches. Will you find love in this interactive story?
- Live-action romantic comedy
- Branching narrative choices
- Real-time relationship tracking
- Interactive conversation topics
- Ice-breaker games and scenarios
- Pause mode for decision-making
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Ten Dates is the sequel to the interactive rom-com, Five Dates. Misha, a millennial from London in search of that elusive in-person connection, tricks her best friend Ryan into going to a speed dating event with her. Each with their own five potential matches, Misha and Ryan must pluck up the courage and turn on the charm to date wildly different personalities. Throughout the game, your choices and interactions will either strengthen or weaken your relationship with your date. Amidst a branching, multi-directional chain of conversation topics and deep-dive questions, Misha and Ryan are faced with ice-breaker games, awkward scenarios and unexpected truths. Will either find love? Starring Rosie Day (Outlander), Charlie Maher (Conversations with Friends), Meaghan Martin (Until Dawn, Camp Rock), Sagar Radia (Industry), Sam Buchanan (The Power), Kaine Zajaz (The Witcher), Ellie James (I May Destroy You), and Rhiannon Clements (Death On The Nile) FEATURES - A completely live-action romantic comedy, directed by Paul Raschid (Five Dates, The Complex) - Real-time Relationship Status Tracking that influences the story as you play - Pause Mode: Pauses choices to interact with friends or to take your time making your decisions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ten Dates at 4.5 against Black Book RPG's 3.7. Ten Dates also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 38%) and ratings volume (107 vs 35). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Black Book RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ten Dates sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ten Dates holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Black Book RPG's written reviews are positive against 59% of Ten Dates's.
Black Book RPG ships an update every 2 weeks, Ten Dates fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | Black Book RPG | Ten Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (35 ratings) | 4.5 (107 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | 59.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 107 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.6 GB | 2.2 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | HYPETRAIN DIGITAL LTD | Wales Interactive Ltd. |
Customer experience
Black Book RPG
Ten Dates
Bugs and requests
Black Book RPG
Reported bugs
19 issues- Cannot pick up book from the spinner
- Game crashes frequently
- Game won't load after pressing play
- Critical bug at the end of the game
- Cannot pass the spider
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- Missing characters and textures in 'take book' section
- Visuals disappear after cutscene with spinner
- Cannot progress due to bug with spinner
- Elements not loading in spinner location
- Cannot purchase the game in-game
- Save files lost/not saving
- Game freezes after update
- Cannot continue game after update
- Cannot start new game without losing progress
- Continue button stuck
- Movement joystick works, buttons don't
- Cannot attack specific targets
- Calculation issues with buffs
- Game heats up iPhone quickly
Requested features
4 requests- Korean language support
- Fix controller button mapping
- Improve pathfinding
- Add more tutorials for combat mechanics
Ten Dates
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Black Book RPG
- Full Game$9.99
Ten Dates
- Unlock Full Game$4.99









